I'm an over-confident, experienced wrencher and I do not seem to find a good ROUTE for the cable from gearbox to handlebar lever. "who in the heck remembers WHERE the clutch originally ran?!" STIFF, nasty operation. Before, the shorter original cable was too short and kinking but it's operation was great!

Please, people with AVL, 5 spd gearboxes- please detail the EXACT route for your clutch cable "up under the tank, around(or not) the steering head, thru the casquette(or not) and where does it exit from the front of the bike to the clutch handle"??Too many variables....

Hey Bob,I just bought the premium cable for my AVL as a backup. Right after installing the regular one, the rubber sheath split where it bends into the casquette because of my clubman bars. I snap a cable right at the lever end every few thousand miles so I thought I'd give the premium a go for the next time it snaps.

What are your thoughts after routing it correctly? It looked heavy duty but I was worried it would feel heavy too. Maybe I'll go back to the regular one and buy double.

Any time you have to bend the cable sharply it's going to get a lot more resistance to moving so it's under a lot more load than it's designed for.

Maybe it would be better if you didn't bend it to go thru the casquette and found a less twisty way to install it.Yah, it would be out in the wind and might flop around a bit but I bet it would last a lot longer.Maybe a few black nylon zip ties could be used to minimize the flopping?

I replaced mine today with what I believe is the standard cable..It came with a box of spares when I bought the bike..Routed though the casquette and down under the tank, along where the wire bundle is, then down in front of the sidecover and into the gearbox..I zip tied it to the loom of wires to avoid "floppage". What a pain in the neck to get the old cable disconnected at the gearbox end! Lets hope it lasts a good while!